Above, Doug Johnson cooks the juice at his mill in the Mt. Carmel community. He has been making syrup for about 22 years and considers it a hobby he enjoys with his family in the fall. At right, his wife Kay fills one of several jars.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 6:00 PM

“Slow as molasses” often refers to a thick and slow pouring syrup, but
what many may not know is that the process of making it is not
particularly quick either.

Doug Johnson is best known for the
hard work he does managing the Neshoba County Fairgrounds and while that
is a year-round job, he still makes time every fall to engage in the
hobby of syrup making.

Almost $1 million in energy saving improvements, including a new heating
and cooling system, is being proposed for the Neshoba County Public
Library following action Monday by the Board of Supervisors.

The
library plans to partner with an energy management firm through the
county as part of the $894,199 energy savings performance project which
is expected to reduce utilities and costly repairs on the library’s “old
mechanical system.”

Over 100 church members are gearing up to mobilize eight scenes,
including live animals such as donkeys and a camel, and several hundred
vehicles this weekend for Sandtown United Methodist Church’s annual
live drive-through Nativity.

A new 2016-17 Choctaw Indian Princess was named last week after Chief
Phyliss J. Anderson accepted the resignation of Princess Breanna Isaac.

Autumn
McMillan of the Tucker community has assumed the rights, obligations
and commitments of the position and will serve as the Tribe's goodwill
ambassador until the annual Choctaw Indian Fair in July 2017.

Incumbent Jack Wilson of Madison will remain as the Court of Appeals District 3, Position 1 judge after winning last runoff election with 58 percent of the vote over challenger Madison County Judge Ed Hannan.